More Shining Force Details

Since official word first broke earler in the week of Sega's new plans for a Shining Force revival, new details have come our way via the upcoming issue of Japan's Famitsu magazine.

As mentioned in our story from earlier this week, Sega is working on three Shining Force games. One is just the Japanese version of the Shining Force remake that is set to be released in America through THQ. Amusement Vision is listed as the developer of the title, which will be released to Japan on August 5.

The other two titles should prove more interesting for fans of the series. Shining Force Tears is being developed for the PlayStation 2 for release in Winter 2004. The game is listed as an action RPG with character designs by "Tony."

Also in development is a brand new entry in the series, referred to as merely Shining Force for now. The developer for this PlayStation 2 title is listed as Amusement Vision. Sadly, the game's Japanese release date is listed as 2005, meaning we're going to have to wait some.

We expect more details on both new Shining Force games at Sega's upcoming pre-E3 press conference. Stay tuned!